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The return of cost discipline: Why procurement’s strategic mandate is being rewritten
Procurement’s remit has expanded dramatically in the past decade. As organizations faced supply chain disruption, inflationary pressure, and geopolitical uncertainty, procurement leaders were asked to do far more than negotiate savings. The function is now expected to protect margins, manage supplier risk, strengthen resilience, and help organizations navigate a more volatile operating environment. Those responsibilities have not disappeared.
Automation is the easy part: The real AI shift in procurement starts now
For years, procurement progress has been measured by how much of the function has been digitized. Over the last 30 years, a large proportion of core processes have moved into enterprise systems. Data is more connected, information is more accessible, and execution faster than it was even a decade ago. But artificial intelligence is changing the definition of progress. If we step back for a moment, an uncomfortable truth emerges: the fundamentals of procurement haven’t really changed.
Why External Talent Is Your Competitive Edge
Organizations must rethink how they engage talent, integrate technology, and foster collaboration across procurement, HR, and finance to unlock the full potential of external workers.
SAP BrandVoice: Why Procurement Is Gaining Momentum In The C-Suite
By Gordon Donovan, Global Vice President of Research, Procurement & External Workforce at SAP In the Economist Impact report, titled “Across the procurement-verse: Changing trends in the procurement function”, sponsored by SAP, surveyed executives share increased confidence in procurement to deliver against risk-mitigation objectives.
SAP BrandVoice: How Procurement Is Influencing Top Business Priorities
By Gordon Donovan, Vice President of Research – Procurement and External Workforce, SAP Procurement leaders have helped their midsize companies navigate significant supply chain disruptions, changing consumer preferences, new sustainability commitments, and more over the last few years. And in the coming year, their contributions can be even more critical to the core business.
SAP BrandVoice: The Grinches Who Disrupted The Holidays, And Other Supply Chain Woes
By Gordon Donovan, Global Vice President Research, Procurement & External Workforce, SAP Holiday lore is filled with villains who try to turn happy times into giant lumps of coal. There was Dickens’ mean-spirited miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. Then we had the Grinch who tried to steal Christmas. And who could forget the Abominable Snow Monster who threatened a red-nosed reindeer destined to become a beacon for Santa’s sleigh? Fortunately, the forces of good thwarted all three, and everything worked out.
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